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Welcome to Parenting Little Heathens

Hi moms and dads. Welcome to the parenting without religion group here at A|N. Please feel free to post an introduction, tell us about yourself or if you'd rather not, just jump right into any discussion.

Before you get started I would like you to be familiar with our Posting Rules and Guidelines. This will help clarify what this group is and what topics are appropriate or inappropriate.

Also, you might be interested in our list of atheist related parenting resources list. This is a work in progress, if you've found something you think is a good fit please post a reply and I'll see about adding it.

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Thank you for joining the group, I hope you enjoy being here.

-Dawn K

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Hawaii will require parents to opt-in to sex education for their middle schoolers. This resulted from a campaign by a Republican state representative to eliminate the program; he objected that it was "normalizing" homosexuality.

A five-year old is able to understand patterns of life, i.e. seasons of planting, growing, harvesting, preserving foods for winter. Growing a garden is the obvious practical project. Or, learning patterns of stars by seasons. There are times to see different stars and constellations. Good sources include:

Amelia at HuffPost: "10 ways to support your gay kid, whether you know you have one or not" (or even if it turns out you don't: "And if your kid is straight, you've taught them great lessons about equality. There's no harm. After all, our kids our going to be who they are. Nothing you do or say can change that. But as parents, we can affect the way our children see themselves. I want my kids to know they are amazing.")